I am not familiar with that term (QF). I wasnt directly involved in flight operations. I was in management and I know in the early days they would tell us of profit from hush kits and later when the last 727 was being retired.
Boeing 727 thread (inspired from the Airbus thread)
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I am not familiar with that term (QF). I wasnt directly involved in flight operations. I was in management and I know in the early days they would tell us of profit from hush kits and later when the last 727 was being retired.
Actually, if MD had included a system to prevent retraction of the (hydraulically-operated) outer slats upon loss of hydraulic pressure, there’s a good chance American 191 wouldn’t have rolled over and crashed.
As this WP article from ‘79 explains, both the 747 and L1011 had systems to prevent full uncommanded slat retraction.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/arch...-system/ab595715-12aa-43af-a0d6-bab653883d49/
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That is a photo shopped livery. SAA did not have that logo when they flew the 727.
This was SAAs 727 livery.
Or if Forklift Joe’s team hadn’t have changed an engine using a method expressly unacceptable to Douglas.
It was a very expensive program by UPS to re-engine some 727s with Rolls-Royce Tay engines in order to comply with noise regulations. The center inlet was the giveaway on these aircraft. UPS used to fly them into MKE and were parked next to one of our hangars. QF = Quiet Freighter.
One really weird use was when UPS started using them in passenger service for a brief period.
DC10 and MD11 suck. I didn't like then when I first looked at them when they first appeared at the airport . they gave me a bad feeling and still do.
If only the pylon attachments weren’t cracked through the inappropriate use of a forklift to hoist the engine. In direct opposition to what Douglas had recommended.
I am not sure as I wasnt in flight ops. We sold hush kits not sure if it serves the same function. If it did I dont think we would purchase from our competitor
http://www.fedex.com/us/hushkit/configuration/
Laughs in Douglas DC-8/DC-9.
Your friend was wrong. DC-9 is WAY more robust than the 727. Douglas never had a convertible model (737).
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Funny I was finally on the right side of the plane to take a picture of the old FedEx 727 and it wasn't in the spot it's been parked in for the past few years. I'll look to see if they moved it.
Never mind.
The 727-200 is able to climb on 1 engine as long as the gear is up. That is what I was taught is 727 DX and FE school. I would not like to test it.
I have been involved in aviation for 40 years 25 as a corporate jet office pilot, the 727 is by far my favorite airliner and only second to the Cessna Citation X. The X is a hangar queen but when it flys it is fun.
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Neat thread, thanks
Been to Hawaii Several times in them and I would rather be in a 747 . The 747 has a feel better to me.
The trade school in MEM where I went to get my A&P certificate had a 1966 Boeing 727-100 that was donated by FDX.
It was cool getting to start the engines.
My then-1-year-old nephew came to visit one day. He didn’t much appreciate being placed into the intake of the Pratt & Whitney JT8-D.
It was cool getting to start the engines.
My then-1-year-old nephew came to visit one day. He didn’t much appreciate being placed into the intake of the Pratt & Whitney JT8-D.
Flew and worked on many of them. The S duct was a nice place for a nap on a cool day.
These things were absolute work horses. I can remember in the early 80s we would pack these things full of cargo, and The next day I would see the same plane again. The engines were obnoxiously loud, but in the age when they were built that’s what the engines were.
